If you have students that do not have computers or Chromebooks at home, giving them time to get used to computers/chromebooks will help them feel more comfortable. Explora database (researchitct.org) has highlighting tools, etc. you can have students use. If you have chromebooks, add the Split tab extension, students can have website/database article on one side and a G Doc for notes on another https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/split-tabs/mamepagkigmnpoalafajabnljlkkocbk?hl=en 

Hope this helps 

Rita Hennessey

Library Media Specialist

Troup School (Monday AM, Thursday & Friday)

Tel: 475-220-3046


Truman School (Monday PM, Tuesday & Wednesday)

Tel: 475-220-2120

From: CASL-L <casl-l-bounces@mylist.net> on behalf of Elaine Shapiro <elaine.shapiro7@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 12:02 PM
To: casl-l@mylist.net <CASL-L@mylist.net>
Subject: [CASL-L] SBAC question
 

CAUTION:

This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

 In our school, SBAC scores are lower than we'd like, and I want to do what I can to help.  
Teachers report that students are unfamiliar with the tools to maneuver within the online test.  They will start doing more practice tests which may help.

But as I teach computer skills anyway, I wonder if there are websites that employ similar tools.  For example,  the split screen, where you have to scroll on one side to read the text, and on the other to read the questions. There are arrows that collapse one side in favor of the other. This confuses our young (grades 3 and 4) and less computer savvy students.  I thought of Google Maps, where you collapse the mini search screen in order to see the full page map.  
Have any of you thought about this, or have any suggestions? Especially a split screen with separate scroll bars?

Thank you
Elaine Shapiro
Broad Brook School, East Windsor